OSI archive

New Zealand

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Community effort brings one to court, Fielding

· March 6, 2026

Source: New Zealand Police Police have arrested and charged a 23-year-old man following a reported burglary at the Feilding Library. On Sunday March 1, Police were notified of a burglary...

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Government clarifies welfare and ACC payments

· March 6, 2026

Source: New Zealand Government The Government has passed legislation clarifying the law on the impact of ACC payments on welfare entitlement to make sure the process is fair for everyone....

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Police round up shoplifting trio

· March 6, 2026

Source: New Zealand Police Three offenders find themselves charged after a botched getaway with thousands of dollars’ worth of power tools. Police were advised of a shoplifting at a Grey...

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Two before the courts, drugs and cash located, Cromwell

· March 6, 2026

Source: New Zealand Police Two people are before the courts, following the execution of a search warrant at a Cromwell address. After receiving information through a Crime Stoppers report, Cromwell...

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International students securing rentals without seeing them

· March 6, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand International students are increasingly renting private apartments in central Auckland as demand for university accommodation soars. RNZ / Yiting Lin University student Piki Wang has inspected...

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Review: Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Bride! falls apart

· March 6, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand From the punctuation in the title of The Bride! you might think you’re about to see something exhilarating. Director Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Frankenstein-inspired romance has all the parts...

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Britney Spears arrested in California

· March 6, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand Britney Spears was arrested Wednesday night (local time), according to information from Ventura County, California authorities. Booking information obtained by CNN shows that the pop superstar...

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Kurahaupō waka goes on display at Masterton’s Aratoi Museum

· March 6, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand [brightcove] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6390401519112 For the first time in several years the modern Kurahaupō waka has gone on public display after being moved overland from Levin to Aratoi...

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How do you know if your beach is okay to swim at?

· March 6, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand After a couple of days of rough weather and some heavy rain, beaches all around Wellington’s south coast and in the inner harbour have been slapped...